保 - Preserve
Seeing something Be Amazed, a human says 'ho' and decides to Preserve it by keeping it safe. That 'ho' is the on'yomi carried by the right-side phonetic (as in 保険), so the sound itself cues protection.
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保 - Preserve
Index #825
Grade 5
9 strokes
JLPT Level: N1
Readings: ホ, たも・つ
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji
